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Cicero vs. Mark Antony: a very Roman character assassination
How the great orator Cicero turned a piece of old gossip into a ruinous political narrative, and what that tells us about Roman culture
Jun 13
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Honor Cargill-Martin
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The Implosion of Two-Man Rule
First the insults, then civil war.
Jun 6
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Honor Cargill-Martin
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Ancient History Field Notes vol. 1
Alexander the Great, the ex-slave behind Sallust, and an extraordinary feat of Roman craft.
Jun 3
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Honor Cargill-Martin
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Ancient History Field Notes vol. 1
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May 2025
The Treasures of Vienna
The greatest Roman cameo, a shady Titian, a sexy Tintoretto, and some dubious life advice from my father.
May 17
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Honor Cargill-Martin
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The Treasures of Vienna
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How to think like a Roman
Valerius Maximus and the practical ethics of the Ancient Romans
May 13
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Honor Cargill-Martin
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How to think like a Roman
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April 2025
Why do we call Rome the Eternal City?
How ancient politics collided with early Christian theology to shape our modern vision of Rome.
Apr 27
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Honor Cargill-Martin
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Why do we call Rome the Eternal City?
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Musk and the Fall of Rome
Romulus, the new right, and the seductive rhetoric of decline.
Apr 24
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Honor Cargill-Martin
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Come and Take Them: The Battle of Thermopylae and the making of a political myth
A disastrous defeat, dinner in Hades, and a foundational myth for the West.
Apr 18
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Honor Cargill-Martin
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Come and Take Them: The Battle of Thermopylae and the making of a political myth
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February 2025
Your Most Toxic Romantic Desires are 2,000 Years Old
We've always wanted things we shouldn't have.
Feb 13
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Honor Cargill-Martin
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Your Most Toxic Romantic Desires are 2,000 Years Old
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After Tyranny
What the Ancient Romans lost, and how they got it back.
Feb 8
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Honor Cargill-Martin
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After Tyranny
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January 2025
Do All Democracies Have to Die?
On Inauguration Day, an ancient theory of political collapse.
Jan 20
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Honor Cargill-Martin
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Do All Democracies Have to Die?
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A Bad New Year's to be a Roman Emperor
No matter how bad your New Year's Eve was, the ancient Roman emperor Commodus' was worse.
Jan 1
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Honor Cargill-Martin
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A Bad New Year's to be a Roman Emperor
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